Roll of Honor
Michael Andrew Nowak
Incident
Correctional Deputy Andy Nowak died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Correctional Deputy Nowak was a United States Marine Corps and Army veteran. He had served with the Leon County Sheriff's Office for 19 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Correctional Deputy Michael Andrew Nowak died on August 12, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 52.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, four children, and two grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Correctional Deputy Nowak gave the Leon County Sheriff's Office 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tallahassee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Deputy Nowak.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Michael Andrew Nowak served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Correctional Deputy Michael Andrew Nowak is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 81 of 1,008 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 8% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Leon County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Andrew Nowak's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Andrew Nowak Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Andrew Nowak is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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